openoffice 2.0 & FC4 - status, plans

Paul paul at all-the-johnsons.co.uk
Sat Feb 12 16:36:44 UTC 2005


Hi,

>> I'd love to see OOo2(beta) incorporated into rawhide today if truth be
>> told as it is way and above better than the standard OOo. I can see the
>> RH arguments against it though, but given that the schedule for both to
>> be released is about the same time, a small delay in FC4 to incorporate
>> it would be acceptable (IMO at least).
>
>Fedora isn't just about OOo though.  There are a lot of other packages in the 
>distribution and slipping FC4 just to wait for a build of OOo that may/may not 
>be coming out soon after the FC4 freeze date seems a bit presumptuous.  However, 
>since it is a fairly important app, its schedule may get more weight than, say, 
>gcalctool.  As we get nearer to the freeze, we'll have a clearer picture of the 
>schedules of both FC4 and OOo 2.0, and Fedora has been known to slip due to 
>other reasons too.

Fair enough. I'm not sure how important it comes in the stakes, but IMO,
it's well up there with the developer toolchain.

TTFN

Paul
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IV will be fought with sticks and stones" - Einstein
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